![]() Overall she’s excellent & ready to be enjoyed by its next caretaker. Fresh from Mel’s private collection as its been on display mostly never leaving his music room for any gigs. It appears completely original & works quite well being serviced recently at the Amp Shop in W. This is the perfect amp for any studio work & light enough to move between gigs. Hammond uses it currently with his Hammond XK-1 Organ and Excelsior Accordion with Sennheiser pickups. The amp is all original - transformers, resistors, caps, and the speakers. Its cabinet is untouched loaded with 2 matching D912 12″ speakers dated to 1966 still sporting its original fiberglass stuffing. Fender Bassman 2x12 Vintage Speaker Cabinet. English: 1965 Fender Bandmaster piggyback amplifier belonging to Jon Hammond with 2 x 12' factory Fender Jensen speakers stock. Its big, harmonically rich tone is what vintage Fender tube amp dreams are made of. It has a date code of “QA” on its original Tube Chart inside the head which is for January 1967. Courtenay’s journey began during the Psychedelic era where vibrant colors and a free spirit were combined to create fun and whimsical clothing and dynamic art. It also includes its original silver sparkle grill cloth set w/its raised Fender logos still in place. What’s so cool about this amp set is its previous caretaker, Mel Grant, commissioned “Courtenay Tie Dye” who developed a tie dye style and folding technique which he called ‘Geometriart’ & became widely known for the many tie dye t-shirts, mandalas, speaker fronts and backdrops he created for ‘ The Grateful Dead’ and he became most remembered for his stage pieces. Its Black Face panel states “Fender Musical Instruments”. Its Black tolex on both its head & 2×12″ cabinet are super tidy. ![]() Comes with the original, now replaced, Astron Caps.ġ25C1A Choke: 606-4-45 $2000.This is a totally GROOVY 1967 Fender Bandmaster Piggyback Amp set in very clean all original shape for that Grateful Dead collector. Old stock GE tubes, and 2 prong cable still attached. This decision to replace or repair the speakers is best left to its next owner. It features the original Oxford 12L6 speakers, appropriately dating to the 47th week of 1964 - sadly, both speakers appear to need their cones repaired. The 2x12" cabinet included in this package is also in great shape cosmetically with original tilt back legs. At some point this was modded for an extra speaker output, which has remained untested. Internally, the guts are well preserved less a few replaced discrete components and all new F&T filter caps - resulting in a very minimal noise floor. A very clean faceplate, grill & tolex that show minimal wear. This example comes to us in great shape cosmetically and functionally, having recently been serviced. Established Prog/Power Metal Band Master Sword Looking For Drummer. This examples tube chart is stamped OA, indicating a January 1965 production and pre CBS guts. The soundtrack of the film The Sound of Music was released in 1965 by RCA Victor and. A powerful piggyback, these iconic amps are recognized for their excellent wattage resulting in clean and slightly compressed tone - functional for any genre of music, and a favorite amongst pedal pushers. One of the finest size amplifiers from the Fender catalog, the Bandmaster.
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